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Looking For Intelligence

Posted by Hemos on from the pinpointining-possibilites dept.

Calgacus writes "We've all read stories about extra-solar planets being found by gravitational wobbles. The Scotsman has a story here about a planet in the Fomalhaut system being discovered because of its wake through a dust cloud. It's further out than other recently discovered planets and astronomers are saying it means there's an odds-on chance of intelligent life being out there. If only there was more on Earth..."

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  1. Well gee, when you put it *that* way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    If only there was more on Earth...

    Intelligent life (the implied subject) is a collective noun, which would require a verb that refers to a plural, such as 'were'. "If only there were more on Earth..."

    Ah, degrading social commentary by the grammatical proletariat, how ironic!

  2. Re:Looking for intelligence by moles · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Keep crackin' the whip pal.
    That horse ain't gettin' up!

    --

    Well yeah, but none that ever won a penguin for me.